23 April 2019
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
Cenkos Securities plc
("Cenkos" or the "Company")
Directors / PDMR Dealings
Cenkos has a Deferred Bonus Scheme (the "Scheme") whereby applicable employees, including Executive Directors of the Company, may be granted a restricted share award over Ordinary shares in the Company. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the 2017 Scheme, one third of the awards made under the 2017 Scheme vested, and on 23 April 2019, Paul Hodges and Joe Nally, Executive Directors of the Company, sold part of their awarded shares to fund tax liabilities arising from the vesting.
Accordingly, Paul Hodges and Joe Nally's new shareholdings in the Company are set out in the table below:
Directors |
Number of Shares sold at 68.0p |
Total Ordinary Shares held |
% of Issued Ordinary Share Capital |
Paul Hodges |
28,764 |
5,257,447 |
9.27% |
Joe Nally |
20,548 |
1,193,733 |
2.11% |
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details in relation to the Executive Directors, and to certain of the Company's Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities, who have sold part of their awarded shares under the Scheme to fund tax liabilities arising from the vesting under the 2017 Scheme (and where applicable under the 2015 and 2016 Schemes).
As at 23 April 2019, the Company has 56,694,783 Ordinary Shares in issue.
Enquiries:
Cenkos Securities plc Anthony Hotson, Chief Executive Officer
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Tel: 0207 397 8900 |
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SPARK Advisory Partners Limited Matt Davis, Nominated Adviser
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Tel: 0203 368 3552 |
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Whitman Howard Limited Nick Lovering, Broker
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Tel: 0207 659 1224 |
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Buchanan Communications David Rydell, PR Adviser
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Tel: 0207 466 5066
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Paul Hodges |
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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PDMR (Executive Director) |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Cenkos Securities plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800ALVRC52VN3I821
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 1p each |
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Identification code |
GB00B1FLHR07 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of ordinary shares to cover the tax liability arising from the vesting of shares on the 2017 Deferred Bonus Scheme |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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68.0 p |
28,764 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
n/a |
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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23 April 2019 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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AIMX |
1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Joe Nally |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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PDMR (Executive Director) |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Cenkos Securities plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800ALVRC52VN3I821
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 1p each |
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Identification code |
GB00B1FLHR07 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of ordinary shares to cover the tax liability arising from the vesting of shares on the 2017 Deferred Bonus Scheme |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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68.0p |
20,548 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
n/a |
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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23 April 2019 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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AIMX |
1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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George William Edward Rogers |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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PDMR (Head of Investment Companies) |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Cenkos Securities plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800ALVRC52VN3I821
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 1p each |
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Identification code |
GB00B1FLHR07 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of ordinary shares to cover the tax liability arising from the vesting of shares on the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Deferred Bonus Schemes |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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68.0p |
34,377 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
n/a |
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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23 April 2019 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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AIMX |
1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Julian Morse |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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PDMR (Head of Growth Companies) |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Cenkos Securities plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800ALVRC52VN3I821
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 1p each |
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Identification code |
GB00B1FLHR07 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of ordinary shares to cover the tax liability arising from the vesting of shares on the 2017 Deferred Bonus Scheme. |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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68.0p |
13,461 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
n/a |
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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23 April 2019 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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AIMX |
1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Jeremy Osler |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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PDMR (Co-Head of Corporate Finance & General Counsel) |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Cenkos Securities plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800ALVRC52VN3I821
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 1p each |
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Identification code |
GB00B1FLHR07 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of ordinary shares to cover the tax liability arising from the vesting of shares on the 2016 and 2017 Deferred Bonus Schemes. |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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68.0p |
4,879 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
n/a |
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- Aggregated volume |
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- Price |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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23 April 2019 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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AIMX |